Italian communities

Mediterranean diaspora neighborhoods

Italian communities are neighborhoods, districts, or enclaves with significant Italian immigrant populations or cultural presence.

In American cities, these historically formed as waves of immigrants settled together: Little Italy in New York, the North End in Boston.

The term extends to Italian diaspora populations anywhere: Italian communities throughout Argentina.

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Sicily · fishermen · fashion designers · Sardinia · Calabria · artisans · Naples · village festivals · patron saint · industrial workers · chefs · nonnas · Sunday dinner · family recipes · Renaissance art · old country · Rome · architects

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ethnic/national origin

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Groups sharing Hibernian ancestry

Jewish communities · African American communities · Greek communities · indigenous communities

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